Random Fact: Mallet Finger

Major League Baseball pitchers are 2.79 times more likely to suffer from an upper extremity injury than fielders. Learn about Mallet Finger, an injury sometimes known as “baseball finger”.

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Major League Baseball pitchers are 2.79 times more likely to suffer from an upper extremity injury than fielders. Learn about Mallet Finger, an injury sometimes known as “baseball finger”.

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